CALL FOR PROPOSALS: LOEX Conference

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

36th Annual LOEX Conference
May 1-3, 2008
Oak Brook, Illinois

The Illinois LOEX Committee invites you to submit proposals to be considered for presentation at the 36th Annual LOEX Conference. The 2008 conference theme, Librarian as Architect: Planning, Building & Renewing, explores the meaningful building of supportive information literacy learning environments and experiences in instruction.

Presenters are encouraged to think creatively about the theme. Proposals should provide active engagement of participants, model best practice, provide useful information, skills, or ideas or include effective and innovative practices and collaborative approaches. Successful proposals reflect elements of the six themes.

- Assessing Needs & Outcomes includes assessing user needs, assessing student learning, assessing information literacy initiatives, peer assessment, and evaluating teaching or instructional tools.

- Breaking Ground includes comprehensive planning or implementation of cutting edge innovation, technology, or emerging trends in all aspects of information literacy and instruction.

- Building Relationships focuses on innovative approaches to collaboration on or off campus and the development of new communities or increased diversity.

- Laying the Foundation refreshes thinking about fundamental aspects of information literacy and instruction, including the pedagogy of teaching, the instructional design process, core curriculum initiatives, ethics, and the relationship between information literacy and intellectual property.

- Creating Learning Spaces stresses new uses for old spaces, showcases new spaces and explores using virtual spaces.

- Cutting the Ribbon includes creative ways to deploy new technologies, promote new programs, integrate new initiatives with existing programs, and renew ongoing programs.

Three types of proposals will be accepted.

Breakout session: A 60-minute session that includes time for a 45-minute presentation and 10-15 minutes of question and answer. These sessions are the core of the conference program. Most feature a successful program, practice or key issue related to instruction or information literacy. Breakout sessions are intended for an audience typically of 50-70 people. Presenters should include in the proposal description the topic and an outline of the presentation.

Interactive workshop: A 60-minute session where the presenter facilitates a learning environment in which attendees develop teaching and or research techniques. Presenters are expected to facilitate a well-planned and interactive workshop. Although the exact number of participants won't be known until the session takes place, estimates based on room size and interest surveys will be provided to the presenters before the conference. Proposals should include a description of the topic and details on how the presenter will make this session a “hands-on” experience for attendees.

Poster session: Library students will be invited to propose poster sessions. Further details about proposing poster sessions will be posted in a separate call for proposal.

Submission Information
Deadline for proposal submission is Friday, November 16, 2007. Proposals must be submitted through the online submission form.

http://www.loexconference.org/2008/proposals.htm

Christine Kickels
LOEX 2008 Planning Committee

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008

CFP: Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008

March 18-21, 2008
Atlanta, GA

Call for Proposals (Deadline - November 1, 2007)

http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008

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ER&L Conference Program Planning Committee encourages you to submit a proposal for the Electronic Resources & Libraries 2008 Conference to be held March 19-21, 2008, with pre-conference sessions on March 18. The conference location will be the Global Learning and Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.

View Track Descriptions:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008/schedConf/trackPolicies

Proposal Deadline: Proposals will be evaluated as they are received, and priority may be given to those who submit early. The Proposal Deadline is Nov. 1, 2007

Proposal Evaluation: The committee will evaluate each proposal on the basis of subject matter (including, but not limited to, the issues listed in the topic descriptions), clarity, and timeliness. Proposals should be for original work that has not been published. We may request that some presenters combine sessions with complementary subject matter.

Compensation: Presenters receive 25% off the cost of registration.

More info: ER&L provides a forum for information professionals to explore ideas, trends, and technologies related to electronic resources and digital services. The idea of this event is to bring together stakeholders inside and outside of the library to look at the impact the digital environment has on library collections, access to resources, and our organizations. We invite various perspectives and approaches to managing, promoting and accessing electronic resources. We hope to foster collaborative, cross-departmental, cross-community approaches to
the issues e-resources have brought to our environment.

Questions: Please direct questions about the Call for Proposals to Bonnie Tijerina (bonnie.tijerina@gmail.com) or Elizabeth Winter(elizabeth.winter@library.gatech.edu). Please direct questions related to preconferences to Xan Arch(xanadu@stanford.edu).

ER&L '08 conference details are online at:
http://www.electroniclibrarian.org/ocs/index.php/erl/2008

Gayle Baker
Professor & Electronic Services Coordinator
University of Tennessee Libraries
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
865.974.3519 (voice) 865.974.0551 (fax)
gsbaker@utk.edu

CFP: "Managing Technology" Column, Journal of Academic Librarianship

CFP: "Managing Technology" Column, Journal of Academic Librarianship

For the last three years I've been writing the "Managing Technology" column for the Journal of Academic Librarianship. There are some (many?) topics I can't write about, so I'm looking to farm out a few columns to get those topics covered. Yes, there's an honorarium.

The topic areas I especially want (but I'm open to suggestions as well) are:

- networking
- software (e.g. software on public machines)
- security

I'm interested in overviews, not "how we did it." To see what the articles might look like, I've posted my preprints: http://www.kcoyle.net/jal.html

I'd like the articles to be instructional, informative, practical.

Thanks,
kc

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Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant
kcoyle@kcoyle.net
http://www.kcoyle.net
ph.: 510-540-7596 skype: kcoylenet
fx.: 510-848-3913
mo.: 510-435-8234 [library writer's blog]

Public Services Quarterly: CFP, and column editor positions available

Please excuse cross-postings, we are trying to distribute this information as widely as possible.

Public Services Quarterly is currently soliciting manuscripts to be considered for upcoming issues. It also has openings for the editors for two columns. The journal’s goal is to keep academic librarians in a variety of public service roles up to date with developments in the field. Public Services Quarterly covers the areas of reference and research assistance, information literacy and instruction, and access and delivery services and examines creative ways to use technology to provide your students and faculty with the support they need. Combining research findings and case studies with authoritative articles, the journal tracks the changing patterns in organizational and managerial structures to present new initiatives for expanding and improving library services. Each issue includes a number of columns filled with practical ideas and important resources. The columns are Technology, Marketing, Best of the Literature, Professional Reading, Future Voices in Public Services, and Internet Resources. Additional information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/38na7r Submissions to PSQ are peer-reviewed, and instructions for authors are available through a link on the PSQ page.

I hope that you will consider PSQ when you are writing an article related to public services in academic libraries. Please don’t hesitate to contact the editor if you have questions. Initial queries about an article topic are welcome. Please note that the article, when completed, is still subject to a complete editorial review. Also make sure that you include a cover page listing only the article title, as well as a second title page with the full information that is specified on the Instructions for Authors web page.

Column Editor Positions Available: Currently, there are vacancies for the editors of the Internet Resources column and the Best of the Literature column. You can see examples of these columns starting with volume 2 of the journal. If you are interested in applying for the Internet Resources column position, please contact Trudi Jacobson (information below). If you are interested in the Best of the Literature position, contact Wayne Bivens-Tatum, the current column editor, at rbivens@princeton.edu.

Trudi E. Jacobson, Editor, Public Services Quarterly, University Libraries, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12222; tjacobson@uamail.albany.edu; 518/442-3581.

Call for Chapters & Reviewers Book on Media and Info Literacy

Issues in Information and Media Literacy
book of readings and cases

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Call for Chapters / Call for Reviewers
Introduction

The editors of Issues in Information and Media Literacy, a volume of case studies and academic papers to be published by the Informing Science Institute, invite chapters on a range of issues related to information and media literacy. We also seek colleagues from all fields involved with this area who are willing to provide quality reviews of submitted chapters in a timely manner (please see below).

Information and media literacy (media literacy is often subsumed into information literacy and this volume considers both) is regarded by many as a cornerstone for full participation in the ‘Information Society’. Moreover it is increasingly widely recognised as an important area of educational practice, social activism, public policy and academic research.

Even though the terms information literacy and media literacy have a relatively short history (media literacy has been around considerably longer than information literacy) they have attracted considerable attention from a wide range of academic disciplines and are considered key topics in many areas of academic study including education, information science, librarianship, mass communications, planning, political science and sociology amongst many others. Moreover, information and media literacy is a field of key interest to numerous educationalists, civil society activists, non-governmental organisations, international development agencies and supra-governmental organisations.

This book will bring together accounts from practitioners, educationalists, academics and others in an innovative, exciting and mutually informing manner. The text will offer a fresh interdisciplinary approach to the issues and aims to identify new areas of practice and research. The book will be widely available in print through online book retailers including Amazon and available free in electronic format online.
Information and Media Literacy

While the terms information and media literacy are widely used it is interesting to note that no single definition that is accepted by all exists. Indeed defining what information or media literacy actually refers to is one of the key fracture points in the field and spawns much debate. Most definitions agree that information and media literacy refers to a set of central skills that are best developed in tandem. Whilst not definitive list, many accounts state that an information literate person will be able to:

* recognise the need for;
* access;
* analyse or interpret;
* critically evaluate; and
* communicate

information in a variety of forms in various media.

For example, the UNESCO-sponsored Meeting of Experts on Information Literacy in Prague in 2003 proffers that:

"Information Literacy encompasses knowledge of one's information concerns and needs, and the ability to identify, locate, evaluate, organize and effectively create, use and communicate information to address issues or problems at hand." (US National Commission on Library and Information Science, 2003)

Beyond this basic premise however consensus breaks down a little and numerous questions arise:

* How best to promote and action information and media literacy?
* Is information and media literacy an end in itself?
* What models of learning and even politics underpin it?
* Is there a difference between information and media literacy and information skills?
* What actual strategies and activities to teach / encourage / develop information and media literacy work best?

These questions amongst many others now inform this very vibrant field of practice and academic research.
Content

This volume seeks to bring together accounts of the latest programmes, practical activities and research in the field. We wish to share good practice and to set new directions in research. We are keen to receive submissions in two forms:

1. Academic papers that detail original research and activities in the field. Submitted papers should be original, have not been published elsewhere and will be double blind peer-reviewed. Full chapters (guideline 5000-7000 words) are invited.

2. Discussions, descriptions and case studies of activities, programmes and initiatives that address issues of information and media literacy. Submitted papers may detail specific activities and strategies, offer a broader view or be a call for action on specific issue. We are particularly keen to receive submissions from practitioners in the field, educators and those involved in setting and implementing policy. Submitted papers should offer substantive new information, detail a successful (or unsuccessful) initiative or offer a fresh perspective. Chapters will be reviewed and final submissions are to concur with a specific house template. Full chapters (5000-7000 words) are invited.

Indicative topics:

In addition to the topics listed below we are keen to receive fresh and innovative approaches and areas. This may include:

* Case studies, discussions and descriptions of information and media literacy related activities;
* New models and theoretical aspects of information and media literacy;
* Defining information and media literacy;
* Future directions in information and media literacy;
* The information society;
* Developing critical approaches;
* Pedagogic issues;
* The business case for information and media literacy;
* Economic aspects of information and media literacy;
* Information and media literacy in K12 / compulsory education;
* Information and media literacy beyond compulsory education;
* Information and media literacy in higher education;
* Developing ‘expertise’ in information and media skills
* Skills versus knowledge-based approaches;
* The history of information and media literacy;
* The philosophy of information and media literacy;
* The sociology of information and media literacy;
* Political issues;
* Information and media literacy skills based approaches;
* Technical issues;
* Information and media literacy in developing societies;
* Information and media literacy in community development;
* Citizenship in the information society;
* Public policy;
* Non-governmental organisations and the non-state sector;

Submission Details

The language of the book is English. All chapters must be original, unpublished, and not currently under review by any other publication or conference.

By submitting the manuscript for consideration, authors stipulate that they hold the copyright to the manuscript and, upon acceptance, transfer it to the Informing Science Institute. Authors also agree to assume all liability in case of copyright dispute.

* Authors may submit a short proposal (1000 words max) for clarification of whether their submission will ‘fit’ the book. Proposals should be sent direct to the editor at m.leaning@trinity-cm.ac.uk by 15th November 2007.
* Full chapters to be submitted by 31st December, 2007 using the process detailed below.
* All submitted chapters will be double-blind reviewed.
* Authors will receive feedback from reviewers by 28th February 2008.
* Authors of accepted chapters will then have a further opportunity to refine their work, based upon the comments of the reviewers and the editor.
* Chapter revisions must be submitted by 18th April 2008.
* A final acceptance notification will be issued by 19th May 2008.
* Camera-ready submissions submitted by 30th June 2008.

The book is scheduled to be published by the Informing Science Press in 2008. Further details as they become available will be published on this URL: http://infoliteracy.ispress.org/.
Submission protocol

Full chapters should be submitted in the following manner.

1. Strip from the submission the authors' names, affiliations, and any other information that identify the authors. This allows your manuscript to be blind reviewed.
2. Manuscripts submissions are accepted only in RTF or Word .doc format via the website http://ilsubmit.ispress.org/

Summary of key dates

Proposals 15th November 2007

Full chapters 31st December 2007

Initial decisions and feedback 28th February 2008

Chapter revisions submitted 18th April 2008

Final acceptance notification 19th May 2008

Camera-ready submission 30th June 2008

CALL FOR REVIEWERS

Volunteers for chapter reviewers are also welcomed and we encourage a mutually supporting approach. To volunteer, please complete the form at URL
http://ilsubmit.ispress.org/review/signup.php with your particulars and preferences [jesse]